The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22

with considerable aspsritys "Whas il
up nowr"
up nowr' Is tho reply. ''Evey-
thing is up. Just read that letter.
and tell me If I am losing my sensea "
Slowly, alphabetically, and with a.
judicial an air rs he can assume, Stuart
proceeds:
'-CIArRMoNf, Doc. I, 1894
'MY DEAN Mr.. ROWLAND. Like you. have
not forgotten the pleasant days spont ut Sodus
Bay, nor Was displeased 70 reoeive message
nom one whose presence did % much to make
those dAys enjoyable.
"Iwas, however. surprised to receive % sud.
den declaration Of love from you. WAS not
prepared.
1T seems TO me that my answer had better
be postponed awhile-st least until you have
met my father. shall be pleased to have you
call upon me 1t any time,
''Your sincere friend,
"MILn."
The reader paused, and q prolonged
whistle woke the echoes of the Office.
"Well; what do you think of it? Il
she bewitched. or am r." asked John.
''Think of it? Why. I hereby ten
der, convey and assign to you my con-
gratulations, with all powers. advant-
ages and emoluments appertaining
thereunto. You're in luck. my boy.
How did you ever develop tho nerve to
do it?"
Il didn't do it; that's what astounds
me. Two days ago I wrote to her
asking her for the return of book
that l gave her last summer. 1t was
one that DR.. McRae gave brother Tom.
and it is wanted for the doctors biog-
raphy. offered to exchange . new
copy for it.''
'.Say." cried Stuart, ''was it . vol
ume of Tasso? And did you esthet-
ically 'purloin' instead of steal it?
And did you give it to her the day you
spent searching for lilies in the crystal
coves of Bluff Island?"
"Yes," replied John. with a sickly
smile, as he recognized the effeminancy
of the dictiOn.
"Ha, my lord. I have it!'' And Stu
art took from his pocket the leaf which
had the day before given him SO much
annoyance.
He held it toward his companion.
ibid you write that for the lips of
the passionate Allyn Germaine?"
Rowland glanced at it. and ex-
claimed: mo; wrote it for the eyes
of the lovely Millie Payson. How did
you get it?"
"You sent it to mo as part of the
love-scene between Allyn and Gene
vra- Don't you see what you've done?
You've sent the love-scene to Millie
Payson." Howland's face wore such
a look of profound detection that Stu
art ratified on: "It's the best thing
you ever did. You love her, and now
you have found out that she is equally
fond of you. The coast is clear. just
run down to Clairmont. act as though
it was all in earnest. and see If it does
not come out all right"
And it was all right. Judge Payson
was SO favorably impressed with his
daughters sutton that before another
YER had rolled round he had taken the
young Blackstonian into both his Office
and family.
The great American novel did not
come in February-at least, not with
John H0wland's name on the title
page. One day. when his betrothed
asked him about it, he replied: Part
of the manuscript miscarried in the
mails, love. and 1 have never re-
written it"
The biography Of DR.. McRae. how
ever appeared; but without any refer
ence to the annotated copy of Tasso.
Stuart Claire, in the intervals Of an
increasing business. still scribbles
unavailable" sketches. He has often
tried to induce his friend. Rowland. to
unite with him in another literary
partnership. but. so far, unsuccessfully,
for John says the profits from the first
have made him independently. H.
Hdrger, in Current.